by Jay | Jan 20, 2016 | Connecticut, New, Stafford
Cam McDermott Looking to Continue Success in First Full-Time Season of SK Modified® Competition at Stafford Motor Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—When Stafford Speedway’s premier SK Modifieds® take to the track in 2016, there will be a new face joining the regulars as Canterbury native Cam McDermott will be piloting the #5 SK Modified® sponsored by Maybury Material Handling. McDermott is no stranger to Stafford Speedway and has made a handful of starts over the past four seasons in both the SK Light and SK Modified® divisions.
As McDermott prepares for his first full-time season at Stafford, he has enjoyed a wealth of success behind the wheel of his #5 Maybury Material Handling machine. McDermott won back to back championships in the SK Light division at Thompson Speedway as well as a Thompson Modified championship. McDermott has also won over 30 feature events at Thompson, with 20 SK Light wins, 11 Thompson Mod wins, and the 2015 season saw him win his very first SK Modified® feature. With several second place finishes already to his credit in the SK Light ranks at Stafford, McDermott is looking forward to his full time entry into the premier SK Modified® division.
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by Jay | Jan 16, 2016 | Connecticut, New, Stafford
Keith Caruso Ready to Tackle New Challenge in SK Light Division at Stafford Motor Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—When Stafford Speedway’s SK Lights take the green flag for the 2016 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season, Millbury, MA native Keith Caruso will begin a quest to add his name to the record books as a Rookie of the Year.
Caruso comes to the SK Light division with an impressive background, having won 5 New England V6 Modified championships and 4 track championships at Hudson Speedway in a 6-year period. Caruso also has experience racing in the Granite State ProStock ranks and he is a third generation racer competing at Stafford. Caruso’s grandfather, Mario “Fats” Caruso, drove modifieds for many years and his Uncle David was the 1990 ProStock champion at Stafford. Caruso will take to the track behind the wheel of the #06 Dur-A-Flex machine.
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by Jay | Jan 14, 2016 | Connecticut, NASCAR K&N East, New, Stafford, Touring Series News
Stafford Speedway Set to Host the K&N Pro East Series On June 17, 2016
(Stafford Springs, CT)—After a 7 year hiatus the NASCAR K&N Pro East Series will return to Stafford Motor Speedway for the running of the NASCAR 150. The Connecticut famed half-mile will be the only short track New England appearance for the series in 2016.
“We’re looking forward to hosting the NASCAR K&N Pro East Series,” said Stafford COO/GM Mark Arute. “The K&N Pro East Series has always provided a nice mix of up and coming drivers with local drivers and there have been a great deal of K&N drivers that have succeeded at the highest levels of NASCAR. Trevor Bayne and Joey Logano have both won the Daytona 500 and we’ve also had drivers like Martin Truex, Jr. and Austin Dillon, who have won championships in the premier divisions of NASCAR. This season’s K&N Pro Series East drivers could very well be future Daytona 500 or premier series champions.”
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by Jay | Dec 23, 2015 | Connecticut, Stafford
TQ Midgets Added to NAPA Auto Parts Fall Final Weekend at Stafford Motor Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—The American Three Quarter Midget Racing Association (ATQMRA) will make their inaugural appearance at Stafford Speedway during the 2016 NAPA Auto Parts Fall Final on the weekend of October 1-2, in a $1,000 to win 30-lap feature on the Stafford mini-mile.
“We’re excited to bring a new kind of racing to Stafford to close out our 2016 race season,” explained Stafford GM/COO Mark Arute. “The TQ midgets have been putting on great shows the last few years in the indoor racing series and since our mini-mile is right around the same size as most of the indoor venues, we thought it would be a great addition to our NAPA Fall Final weekend. The mini-mile will be seeing some great action throughout 2016 with the US Legend Cars, the Wild Thing Kart Jr Outlaws and Sr. Champs and now the TQ midgets.”
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by Jay | Dec 19, 2015 | Connecticut, Stafford
Stafford Motor Speedway Announces 2016 Racing Schedule
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway is pleased to announce the 2016 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series schedule. The 2016 schedule will consist of 133 feature events spread over 22 race dates, kicking off with the 45th Annual NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler on April 22-24, and culminating with the 44th Annual NAPA Auto Parts Fall Final Weekend on October 1-2. Stafford’s SK Modifieds®, Late Models, SK Lights, Limited Late Models, and DARE Stocks will be joined by the U.S. Legend Cars on 14 of the 22 race dates. New for the 2016 season will be a pair of races for the Wild Thing Karts that race at Stafford on Monday nights. The Senior Champs division will hit the track on Friday, July 1 and the Junior Outlaw division will race on July 22.
Keeping the focus on family affordable pricing, the schedule includes many discount event nights, like the popular BFF night, Girls Night Out, Facebook Friday, Back 2 SK®ool Blitz, Military Appreciation Night and First Responder Night. For the 26th consecutive season, the month of May is Youth Organization Month. All children 14 and under are admitted FREE when wearing a youth organization Team shirt or Uniform.
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by Jay | Dec 19, 2015 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
The Battle off the Track: How Cancer Has Affected Our Racing Families
Volume 6
STAFFORD, CT – One of the toughest feelings in life is being unable to take pain and suffering away from your child. Stafford Springs Motor Speedway Late Model champion Michael Bennett experienced that feeling this year, with his son, Chace.
Michael and his wife, Lindsay, had just welcomed their daughter, Tenley, to the world in July. At that time, Chace had been acting out of sorts. The couple had concerns about Chace, and brought him to the doctor to be tested for Lyme disease. After a few hours, the bloodwork returned, but it wasn’t what the Bennett’s expected. Chace was diagnosed with leukemia.
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